THE SEVEN BASIC PLOTS: Why We Tell Stories
Christopher Booker, . . Continuum, $34.95 (728pp) ISBN 978-0-8264-5209-2
Many writing guides have suggested that fiction contains a limited number of basic plots, and Booker offers his version at great length. Furthermore, he claims all of these plots, from "overcoming the monster" to "rebirth," are variations on "the same great basic drama," a Jungian archetypal representation of the development and integration of the mature self. The meticulous detailing of this theory in plot summaries (of everything from
Reviewed on: 02/14/2005
Genre: Nonfiction
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